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FORM 4
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF
SECURITIES
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Gangestad Nicholas C
3M CO [ MMM ]
(Last)
(First)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)
(Middle)
(Street)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
ST. PAUL, MN 55144-1000
(City)
_____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP & CFO
2/2/2016
3M CENTER
_____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)
(State)
_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed
Execution
Date, if any
3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
Code
Common Stock
2/2/2016
A
Common Stock
2/2/2016
F
V
4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
or Disposed of (D)
Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
Amount
(A) or
(D) Price
8233.676
6.
Ownership
Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect
(I) (Instr.
4)
(1)
A
$0
17769
D
212 (1)
D
$0
17557 (2)
D
7. Nature
of Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.
, puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate 2.
Security
Conversion
(Instr. 3)
or Exercise
Price of
Derivative
Security
3. Trans.
Date
3A. Deemed 4. Trans. Code 5. Number of
6. Date Exercisable and
Execution
(Instr. 8)
Derivative Securities Expiration Date
Date, if any
Acquired (A) or
Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
Code
Non-qualified
Stock Option
(Right to Buy)
$147.87
2/2/2016
V
A
(A)
(D)
69611
7. Title and Amount of
Securities Underlying
Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
Date
Expiration
Title
Exercisable Date
2/2/2017
2/2/2026
(3)
Common
Stock
8. Price of
Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of
derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned
Following
Reported
Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10.
Ownership
Form of
Derivative
Security:
Direct (D)
or Indirect
(I) (Instr.
4)
$0
69611
D
Amount or
Number of
Shares
69611
11. Nature
of Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Explanation of Responses:
( Represents shares of 3M common stock that will be delivered pursuant to the terms of a performance share award made to the reporting person on 3/1/2013
1) and 6/1/2014. The performance-based vesting requirements applicable to such award were satisfied on the date reported in Column 2 above, which represents
the date on which the level of performance attained was certified. The reporting person previously elected to defer receipt of the shares and will not have
voting or investment powers with respect to these shares until they are issued. The number of shares withheld for FICA taxes was estimated and will be
revised by amendment, if necessary.
(
Includes shares acquired under 3M's General Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
2)
(
This option became exercisable in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date (2/9/2009)
3)
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer
Gangestad Nicholas C
3M CENTER
ST. PAUL, MN 55144-1000
Other
Sr. VP & CFO
Signatures
/s/ Sheila B. Claugherty, attorney-in-fact for Nicholas C. Gangestad
2/4/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person
Date
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*
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